Smart TV (Connected TV, Integrated Digital Television, IDTV) News

Accedo and Vestel partner to bring applications to Vestel TV devices
Sep 5, 2011 – Accedo Broadband and Vestel (Istanbul: VESTL) have announced a partnership to bring Accedo's applications and services to Vestel TV devices and jointly drive the development of attractive applications and services.
News categories: Accedo Broadband, Vestel, Apps, IFABerlin, Smart TV, Streaming

The First Brain Computer Interface Smart TV
Sep 2, 2011 – The world's first Brain-Computer Interface Technology (BCI) Smart TV will debut at IFA. Manufactured by Haier and Powered by NeuroSky ThinkGear technology, the Haier Cloud Smart TV offers the ability for users to interact with their TV using their brains.
News categories: Haier, NeuroSky, Digital TV, IFABerlin, Middleware, Smart TV

Toshiba unveils world's first large-screen glasses-free 3D TV
Sep 1, 2011 – Toshiba (Tokyo:6502) has announced the launch of the world's first large-screen glasses-free 3D TV. The 55ZL2 has a 55" screen and does not require glasses to experience 3D. The 55ZL2 is also the world's first TV that comes with a Quad Full HD screen.
News categories: Toshiba, Digital TV, IFABerlin, Metaverse, Smart TV

Opera TV Store: Connect your TV to the web world
Sep 1, 2011 – Opera Software has launched its Opera TV Store, a complete HTML5 based store solution for easy implementation into connected TVs by OEMs and easily reached by developers and content providers.
News categories: Opera Software, Apps, Blu-ray, IBCShow, IFABerlin, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming

LG, Philips And Sharp Join Hands To Offer Multi-Platform Smart TV Apps
Sep 1, 2011 – LG (KSE: 066570), Philips (Amsterdam: PHIA) and Sharp (TSE: 6753) have agreed to work together to define common technical requirements for their Smart TVs, based upon open standards such as HTML5, CE-HTML and HbbTV.
News categories: LG Electronics, Philips, Sharp Corp, Apps, Digital TV, HbbTV, IFABerlin, Smart TV, Streaming

Vestel to Launch the First BitTorrent Certified Smart TV
Sep 1, 2011 – Vestel and BitTorrent plan to show the world's first BitTorrent Certified Digital TV at IFA. The TV will enable consumers to find, play and share all types of personal media, independently-produced content and internet files directly on their TV.
News categories: BitTorrent, Vestel, Digital TV, IFABerlin, Middleware, Smart TV, Streaming

STMicroelectronics launches interactive broadband home-entertainment platform
Sep 1, 2011 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) has announced details of its latest interactive broadband home-entertainment platform, capable of a more personalized and socially interactive viewing experience with amazing 3D graphics and easy-to-use smart navigation.
News categories: STMicroelectronics, Digital TV, IBCShow, IFABerlin, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Challenging climate for consumer electronics
Aug 31, 2011 – The consumer electronics (CE) market has registered a significant deterioration in the first half of 2011. In the first six months of the year, sales in Western Europe declined by a total of 11.3% in comparison with the same period of the prior year.
News categories: GfK, Blu-ray, Camcorder, DVD, Europe, IFABerlin, Market Research, Smart TV

FetchTV content portal to launch on Panasonic Connected TVs
Aug 31, 2011 – IP Vision has announced that the FetchTV™ content portal will be available this autumn via an app as a service to consumers on Panasonic's (NYSE:PC; Tokyo:6752) VIERA Connect compatible TV sets sold in the UK and Ireland.
News categories: IP Vision, Panasonic, Ireland, Smart TV, Streaming, UK